OG和GWD的两道题矛盾，求解释

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这是GWD的题
13. GWD-18-Q18
The first shots of the American Revolution, fired at Lexington and Concord
.Massachusetts, were, according to legend, heard around the world, but news of these shots, which were sent by swift messenger, took four days in reaching New York City as well as another additional eleven days to reach Charleston, South Carolina.


A.shots, which were sent by swift messenger, took four days in reaching New York City
as well as another additional eleven days
B.shots that was sent by swift messenger took four days in order to reach New York City
, and also another eleven days
C.shots that were sent by swift messenger took four days to reach New York City
and another eleven days
D.shots took four days by swift messenger in order to reach New York City
and another eleven days in addition
E.shots took four days by swift messenger to reach New York City
and another eleven days正确答案是E，GWD对C的解释是that跟在shots后所以修饰的是shots,尽管前面是所有格,也就是说that引导定语从句必须紧靠修饰名词，
而OG10上有一道题
The British sociologists and activists Barbara Wootton once noted as a humorous example of income maldistribution that the elephant that gave rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo was earning annually exactly what she then earned as director of adult education in London.
A that the elephant that gave rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo was earning
B that the elephant, giving rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo, had been earning
C that there was an elephant giving rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo, and it earned
D the elephant that gave rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo and was earning
E the elephant giving rides to children at the Whipsnade Zoo and that it earned
A是正确答案，可明显that从句修饰的是example，且前面也是所有格，为何这此就对了？

superbat28

GWD那道题that指代shots是因为that从句后面的谓语动词是were。the news of shots中，news译为“消息”，是不可数名词。所以根据从句的谓语动词，判断从句先行词指代的shots，故导致语义错误。

其实代词指代并不是一个绝对的错误，判断依据更多要从从句的谓语动词单复数、以及句意上考虑。可以说，只要句意上正确，指代词和先行词不要离得太远，代词指代都不是硬伤。要先从类似主谓一致这样的硬伤开始排除错误选项

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